Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 4 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees: 

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
RB – Jr. – Hamilton, Ohio – Hamilton

• Finished with a career-high 206 yards on 21 attempts with a career-best three touchdowns in Iowa's 31-14 road win at Minnesota
• Notched his second career 200-yard game and fourth consecutive 100-yard game
• First Hawkeye with three touchdowns in a game since Tyler Goodson in 2021
• Became the first Hawkeye to post four straight 100-yard games since Mark Weisman in 2012
• First Iowa running back with two or more touchdowns in the first four games of the season since Tavian Banks in 1997
• Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Kaleb Johnson (Nov. 7, 2022)

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
QB – Jr. – Starkville, Miss. – Starkville

• Led Illinois to a 31-24 overtime win at No. 22 Nebraska by throwing for four touchdowns and 236 yards on 21-of-27 passing
• Threw the game-winning touchdown in overtime to secure Illinois’ second 4-0 start since 1951
• First Illinois quarterback to throw for four touchdowns on the road against a top-25 team since 1999 (Kurt Kittner at Michigan)
• Has guided Illinois to a pair of top-25 wins, the first time in program history Illinois has won two top-25 games in September
• One of only two quarterbacks in the nation to throw four touchdowns in a top-25 road win this season
• Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: John Paddock (Nov. 13, 2023)

Defensive Player of the Week
Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
EDGE – Sr. – Bronx, N.Y. – Everett (Mass)

• Registered four tackles, four hurries, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in Michigan’s 27-24 upset of No. 11 USC
• Created 14 yards lost on his three tackles for loss, two of which came on third down
• Recorded his second multi-sack game of the season
• Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Mike Sainristil (Nov. 20, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Tommy Doman, Michigan
P – Sr. – West Bloomfield, Mich. – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

• Punted eight times with five punts at or over 50 yards
• Placed three punts inside the 15-yard line and two inside the 10-yard line
• All four second-half punts were 50-plus yards
• Allowed just 24 total return yards on four returns
• Also handled kickoffs with three touchbacks on five attempts
• Last Michigan Special Teams Players of the Week: Dominic Zvada (Sept. 2, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Khmori House, Washington
ILB – Pasadena, Calif. – St. John Bosco

• Earned his first career interception, returning it nine yards, in Washington’s 24-5 win over Northwestern
• Finished the game with three tackles as part of a defense that has yet to allow a touchdown in three home games this season
• Held Northwestern to just 112 yards of total offense – 59 rushing and 53 passing

2024 Big Ten Football Players of the Week
Sept. 2
O: Miller Moss, R-Jr., QB, USC
D: Kevin Winston Jr., Jr., S, PSU
ST: Mateen Bhaghani, So., K, UCLA
ST: Dominic Zvada, Jr., K, MICH
F: Dylan Raiola, Fr., QB, NEB

Sept. 9
O: Kyle Monangai, Sr., RB, RU
D: Xavier Scott, Jr., DB, ILL
ST: Tez Johnson, Sr., WR, ORE
F: Nick Marsh, Fr., WR, MSU

Sept. 16
O: Kurtis Rourke, Sr., QB, IND
D: Dante Trader Jr., Sr., DB, MD
ST: Atticus Sappington, Jr., K, ORE
F: Kerry Brown, R-Fr., DB, MINN

Sept. 23
O: Kaleb Johnson, Jr., RB, IOWA
O: Luke Altmyer, Jr., QB, ILL
D: Josaiah Stewart, Sr., EDGE, MICH
ST: Tommy Doman, Sr., P, MICH
F: Khmori House, Fr., ILB, WASH